Crisp Resume



NOËL M. KERR

EDUCATION

Ph.D. College of Nursing, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

05/11 Newark, NJ

M.N. College of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles

12/91 Los Angeles, CA (Focus: Medical-Surgical Nursing)

B.S.N. School of Nursing, San Jose State University

05/83 San Jose, CA

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

06/18 – present Registered Nurse/Acute Surgical Unit (North Tower 7)

(Per Diem) Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL

08/17- present Associate Professor

School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

08/11- 7/17 Assistant Professor

School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

8/08 - 11/11 Registered Nurse/4-Surgical

(Part-time) OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL

08/10 - 07/11 Visiting Instructor

School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

09/09 - 05/10 EPIC Credentialed Trainer

OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL

01/09 - 05/09 Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing

College of Education and Health Sciences, Bradley University, Peoria, IL

07/06 - 06/07 Assistant Professor

Orvis School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

08/96 - 07/06 Clinical Nurse Specialist/Medical-Surgical Nursing

Washoe Medical Center (Now Renown Regional Medical Center), Reno, NV

06/01 - 06/04 Registered Nurse/Infusion Specialist

(Part-time) Sierra Infectious Disease, Reno, NV

06/00 - 06/01 Registered Nurse

(Part-time) Coram Home Infusion, Reno, NV

02/95 - 08/96 Case Manager/Special Case Management Program

Hometown Health Plan, Reno, NV

12/94 - 02/95 Staff Nurse/Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, HeartLine, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

08/94 - 12/94 Research Nurse/Department of Cardiology

LAC-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

12/92 - 08/94 Cardiovascular Nurse Coordinator

Saint Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA

03/92 - 12/92 Clinical Nurse Specialist/Critical Care

Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA

08/89 - 03/92 Clinical Nurse II/Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

09/87 - 08/89 Clinical Nurse II/Cardiovascular Special Care Unit

UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

05/84 - 07/87 Staff Nurse III/General and Vascular Surgery Unit

Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, CA

LICENSURE

Registered Professional Nurse, State of Illinois (Current until May 31, 2020)

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN), Certificate # 1467515, May 2018 – May 2023,

Medical-Surgical Nurses Certification Board

NIH Office of Extramural Research, Protecting Human Research Subjects, Certificate #2832438, Completed May 30, 2018,

Collaborative Institute Training Initiative (CITI) Program, Conflicts of Interest, Stage 2 - Refresher Course, Certificate #26013964, Completed May 30, 2018

Collaborative Institute Training Initiative (CITI) Program, Biomedical Research, Stage 3 - Refresher Course, Certificate #26013962, Completed May 30, 2018

Certificate in Geriatrics for Non-Physicians, Continuing Education Institute of Illinois

Certificate in Health Informatics, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

TEACHING

EXPERTISE

2020 - present N280: Nursing Foundations II: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction, Clinical Instructor

2019 - present N260: Nursing Foundations I: Health Assessment and Professional Communication, Lab Instructor 

2018 (May) N280: Nursing Foundations II: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction, Clinical Instructor

2016 – present N320: Adult Health I, Clinical Instructor

2013 - 2018 N385: Research in Nursing

2012 - present H310/N390: Transcultural Healthcare in Hawaii (2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)

(General Education: Cultural-Historical Change; CHC, & U.S. Diversity Flag; U)

2011 - present H351: Abuse in America (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)

(General Education: Analysis of Values; AV)

2011 - present N380: Adult Health II - Theory and Clinical (Course Coordinator, Clinical Instructor)

2011 – 2015 N320: Adult Health I - Theory and Clinical (Course Coordinator, Clinical Instructor)

PROFESSIONAL

MEMBERSHIPS

2012 - 2016 International Orem Society

2007 - present Midwest Nursing Research Society

1990 - present Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

HONORARIES

1990 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

PUBLICATIONS

• MANUSCRIPTS

Kooken, W. & Kerr, N. (2018). Blending the Liberal Arts and Nursing: Creating a Portrait for the 21st Century. Journal of Professional Nursing, 34, 60-64.

Kerr, N. & Tegge, A. M. (2017). Levels of Empathy in Undergraduate Healthcare Professions Students. International Journal of Human Caring, 21(1), 41-45.

Kerr, N. (2015). “Ostomate-for-a-Day”: A Novel Pedagogy for Teaching Ostomy Care to Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Journal of Nursing Education, 54(8), 445-449.

Kerr, N. (2013). “Creating a Protective Picture”: A Grounded Theory of RN Decision-Making When Using a Charting-by-Exception Documentation System, MEDSURG Nursing: The Journal of Adult Health, 22(2), 110 - 118.

• BOOK CHAPTERS

Kerr, N. (In Press). Chapter 26: Documentation and Informatics. In P. Potter, A. Perry, P. Stockert, & A. Hall (Eds.), Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition, St. Louis: Mosby.

Kerr, N. (2019). Chapter 10: Informatics and Documentation. In P. Potter, A. Perry, P. Stockert, & A. Hall (Eds.), Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition, (pp. 157 - 177), St. Louis: Mosby.

Kerr, N. (2017). Chapter 26: Documentation and Informatics. In P. Potter, A. Perry, P. Stockert, & A. Hall (Eds.), Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition, (pp. 356 - 372), St. Louis: Mosby.

• CATALOG

Utermohlen, W., Green, J., Montpetit, M. A., Diaz, J., Kooken, W., Kerr, N., Kerr, J. M., Criley, M., Cook, K., & Hudson, W. Pursuing the Ephemeral, Painting the Enduring: Alzheimer's and the Artwork of William Utermohlen (2015). Pursuing the Ephemeral, Painting the Enduring: Alzheimer’s and the Artwork of William Utermohlen. Book 1. Available at

• EDITORIALS /

NEWSLETTERS

Kerr, N. (2012). Illinois Wesleyan University Celebrates with History. MedSurg Matters: The Official Newsletter of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 21(1), 9.

Kerr, N. (2011). Editorial - Encore! Encore! MEDSURG Nursing: The Journal of Adult Health, 20(2), 283 - 284.

EXHIBITIONS

Pursuing the Ephemeral, Painting the Enduring: Alzheimer’s and the Artwork of William Utermohlen, Exhibition and Scholarly Reflections presented at Illinois Wesleyan University Wakeley Gallery, November 6 to December 11, 2015. The exhibition and catalogue were partially funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. William Utermohlen’s work was represented by Chris Boïcos Fine Arts, Paris and Jennifer Norback Fine Arts, Chicago.

EDITORIAL WORK/

MANUSCRIPT REVIEW

2019 Reviewer: Perry, Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques (10th Edition), Chapter 3: Admitting, Transfer and Discharge, Chapter 4: Documentation and Informatics, and Chapter 27: Closed Chest Drainage Systems, St. Louis: Mosby/Elsevier.

2012 - present Manuscript Review Panel, MEDSURG Nursing: The Journal of Adult Health

2013 Medical-Surgical Nursing Review Questions, 3rd Edition, (2013), D. Roberts (Ed.), Pitman, NJ: Anthony Jannetti, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL

PRESENTATIONS (SELECT)

• PAPERS

07/25/19 (Invited) Alzheimer's & the Artwork of William Utermohlen: Pursuing the Ephemeral, Painting the Enduring, with Dr. Wendy Kooken, Hektoen Nurses & the Humanities, Lewis University, Oak Brook Campus, Oak Brook, IL

04/30/19 (Invited) Sharpening Test Taking Skills: Road to Certification, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL (Two separate sessions)

10/15/17 RN Decision-making: Selection of Insulin Injection Sites in Hospitalized Patients, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 26th Annual Convention, Palm Springs, CA

11/04/16 (Invited) Nursing Professionalism and Social Media: Lessons from Goldilocks – What Professional Boundaries are “Just Right” for You as an RN? 8th Annual Medical-Surgical Nursing Symposium, AMSN Chicago Chapter provided jointly with Northwestern Medicine-NM Academy, Chicago, IL.

04/02/16 Blending the Liberal Arts and Nursing: Creating a Portrait for the 21st Century, with Dr. Wendy Kooken, Morgan Hussey (Class of 2018), and Anissa Ortiz (Class of 2016) Artistic and Scholarly Presentation for the Inauguration of President Eric R. Jensen, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL

03/18/16 RN Decision-making: Selection of Insulin Injection Sites in Hospitalized Patients, Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), 40th Annual Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI

11/19/15 (Invited) Embracing Your Inner Nerd (Or How to Evaluate Research for Practice in Seven, Easy Steps), Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Central IL Chapter, 6th Annual Statewide Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections, Bloomington, IL

11/18/15 Eckhardt, A., Yeates, A., Kooken, W., & Kerr, N. (2015). Communication & Interventions for People with Alzheimer’s Dementia. Pursuing the Ephemeral, Painting the Enduring: Alzheimer’s and the Artwork of William Utermohlen. Utermohlen Exhibit Gallery Opening. Book 4.

08/01/14 (Invited) Literature Research: How do you know that it is solid? Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Central IL Chapter, Infection Prevention, “It’s a Roller Coaster Ride”, Bloomington, IL

06/15/13 Ostomate-for-a-Day, 12th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resources Center Conference: Hit the Jackpot with Evidence-based Simulation, Las Vegas, NV

04/14 /12 Creating a Protective Picture: A Grounded Theory of RN Decision-Making When Charting-by-Exception, Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), 36th Annual Research Conference, Dearborn, MI

03/02 /12 Creating a Protective Picture: A Grounded Theory of How Nurse’s Decide Whether to Follow a Charting-by-Exception Policy, Mayo Clinic 21st Annual Nursing Research Conference: Decision Making, Rochester, MN

10/21/10 Research Workshop “Grant Camp: From Idea to Research Proposal, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing (AMSN) 19th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV (Co-presenter, Lynne Connelly, PhD, RN)

• POSTERS

03/28/19 Effects of Weighted Blankets on College Students’ Anxiety, with A. Clapp, (Class of 2019), Midwest Nursing Research Society, 43rd Annual Research Conference, Kansas City, MO

03/29/14 (Poster with a facilitated discussion) Ostomate-for-a-Day: A Novel Pedagogy for Teaching Ostomy Care to Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), 38th Annual Research Conference, St. Louis, MO

09/08/11 Creating a Protective Picture: A Grounded Theory of How RN’s Decide Whether to Follow a Charting-by-Exception Policy, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), 20th Annual Convention, Boston, MA

10/21/10 What is Classic Grounded Theory, & What Separates It from Other Methods of Qualitative Data Analysis? Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), 19th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV

GRANTS/ AWARDS

2016 Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), Xi Pi Chapter Research Grant ($600), awarded to Dr. Blanca Miller & Dr. Noël Kerr

2015 Speaker/Performer Grant ($24,000), Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: “Pursuing the Ephemeral, Painting the Enduring: Alzheimer’s and the Artwork of William Utermohlen, Exhibition and Scholarly Reflections, October 19 – December 11, 2015, Wakeley Gallery, Ames School of Art, Illinois Wesleyan University (Dr. Wendy Kooken, Dr. Noël Kerr, School of Nursing; Dr. Mignon Monpetit, Department of Psychology; Dr. Kevin Strandberg, School of Art, Dr. Mark Criley, Department of Philosophy)

2014 Illinois Board of Higher Education Fellowship ($10,000)

2014 Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, Nurse in Washington (NIWI) Internship Award

2012 Dissertation Award, Qualitative Research Section, Midwest Nursing Research Society

2011 H310/N390: Trans-cultural Healthcare in Hawaii, Curriculum Development Grant ($2,000), Illinois Wesleyan University

SERVICE

• UNIVERSITY

2019 – present Faculty Advisor, IWU Chapter Global Medical Training

2016 - present Curriculum Council (Elected)

2015 – 2019 Faculty Advisor, IWU Chapter Global Medical/Dental Brigades

2013 - 2016 Admissions Committee (Appointed)

2019 - present Summer Reading Facilitator

2011 - 2017 Summer Reading Facilitator

• SON

2018 – present Member, Curriculum Committee

2014 - 2018 Chair, Curriculum Committee

2011 - 2014 Member, Curriculum Committee

2011 - present Member, Nurse Faculty Organization

Faculty-Student Research

2018 – 2019 (Chair) Honors Research Project of Amy Clapp entitled: Effect of Weighted Blankets on College Students Anxiety.

2014 – 2015 (Chair) Honors Research Project of Ashley Tegge entitled: Levels of Empathy in Undergraduate Healthcare Professions Students.

2014 (Committee Member) Honors Research Project of Jen Boll entitled: A Measurement of Nurse Vigilance from the Patient's Perspective.

2013 (Committee Member) Honors Research Project of Kristy Strong entitled: Assessing Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Cultural Competence in Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Patients.

Faculty Supervision of Academic Internships

Spring 2019 Breanna Metry, Critical Care unit, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL (Heather Trotter, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2018 Jennifer White, Renal unit, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL (Stefanie Manley, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2018 Kathryn Miller, Acute Rehabilitation unit & Outpatient Infusion Center, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL (Dr. Peggy Jacobs, Clinical Supervisor)

Fall 2017 Mackenzie Marquis, Acute Rehabilitation unit, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL (Nancy Wiemers, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2017 Anna Sikora, Acute Rehabilitation unit, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL (Nancy Wiemers, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2017 Ina Rama, Family Care Center, OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL (Karen DeLong, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2016 Rebecca Greenfield, Family Care Center, OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL (Dee Ruhlander, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2016 Amy Holpuch, Acute Rehabilitation Unit, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL (Nancy Wiemers, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2016 Amirose (Rosie) Mallet, Family Care Center, OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL (Karen DeLong, Clinical Supervisor)

Fall 2015 Madeline Cahill, Family Care Center, OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL (Karen DeLong, Clinical Supervisor)

Fall 2015 Caitlyn Pode, Family Care Center, OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL (Karen DeLong, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2015 Jordan Hartness, Family Care Center, OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL (Karen DeLong, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2015 Holly Lind, Acute Rehabilitation unit, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL (Nancy Wiemers, Clinical Supervisor)

Fall 2014 Carole Guffey, Comprehensive Care Center, OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL (Toni Bishop-McWain, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2014 Sarah Kania, Neuro ICU, UnityPoint-Methodist, Peoria, IL

(Lydia Bertschi, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2014 Tiffany Zumpf, Cardiac Cath Lab, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL (Angela Schoon, Clinical Supervisor)

Fall 2013 Taryn Mahaffey, Acute Rehabilitation unit, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL (Nancy Wiemers, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2013 Emily Hinchman, Medical Observation unit, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL (Alicia Allen, Clinical Supervisor)

Spring 2013 Ellie Richmond, Medical Observation unit, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL (Donna Schweitzer, Clinical Supervisor)

Faculty Supervision of Independent Study

Summer 2019 Rafael Garcia, N380: Adult Nursing II

May Term 2013 Jane Swafford, Comparison of Resources Available for Health Maintenance, and Urgent and Emergent Health Issues in the United States and Spain, (General Education: Global Diversity, G)

• COMMUNITY

2018 - 2019 Immediate Past President, Theta Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International

2018 - Present Advisory Board, Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities

2016 - 2018 President, Theta Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International

2016 Volunteer, IWU Chapter Global Brigades, Medical/Dental Brigade, El Robledal and Santa Maria, San Macias, Honduras (May 29 – June 6, 2016)

2015 - 2016 President-Elect, Theta Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International

2015 Volunteer, IWU Chapter Global Brigades, Medical/Dental Brigade, Copal Arriba and Agua Caliente, Honduras (June 1 – 7, 2015)

2014 Volunteer, IWU Chapter Global Brigades, Medical/Dental Brigade, Las Animas, Honduras

(June 1 – 7, 2014)

2013 Volunteer, IWU Chapter Global Brigades, Medical/Dental Brigade, Santa Maria, Honduras

(June 1 – 7, 2013)

2012 - 2014 Chair, Leadership Succession Committee, Sigma Theta Tau International, Theta Pi Chapter

2010 - 2012 Chair - Exemplary Practice Recognition Task Force, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

2009 - 2010 Member - Research Committee, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

2009 - 2010 Volunteer - Compassionate Companion, No One Dies Alone (NODA) Program, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL

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